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Wind is still the hands-down cheapest-per-installed-watt renewable energy source available, but you have to actually have wind, lots of it, for it to work. <snip> I get PLENTY of wind for my particular needs. <snip> Home-built wind machines aren't impossible, but like any device with moving parts, ...

As we used to say in the olden days; Right on. I used to have a copy of the "Mother Earth News" in question but, I lost all copies on one of my military moves :cry: I also lost my colection of Foxfire books in the same move. Robert BTW, GIs were also looking for a simpler life. :wink: I'v...

If you can get your hands on some old "Mother Earth News," there are plans for wind turbines. When I say old, I mean "Mother Earth News" from the 70s. Robert Thanks for the tip, I'll try to get to the library & see if they have any archived back that far. I am familiar w/Mot...

Sounds like a sweet set up! I checked out the Air-X, and while it's a very nice unit, it's priced above my means. :( I'm gonna continue working on my Savonius model and see what I can come up with. I can scrounge most of the parts I need to make a full size unit if the model tests prove worthwhile. ...

Thanks a lot, I'll check it out! Hmmm. . .a 25' mast. . .how does it travel i.e. set up, break down, stow. . .when you take your bus on a trip?

Dennis The Bus dweller wrote:. . . the little wind turbine. . .

Can you supply details on "the little wind turbine"? I am currently experimenting with building a small Savonius turbine to see if I can use one for supplemental electricity.

Thanx,

Griff